A/N

Last Chapter...

"What? Did you just say Rachel?"

Just then the door to the apartment opened and Rachel Karen Green walked in...

Chapter 5:

Monica stared at Rachel, her so-called best friend, the person she thought she could trust with her life. She was wrong because now her life was crumbling around her. Chandler and Rachel? Rachel and Chandler? It just didn't seem right. Rachel loved Ross. Chandler loved Monica, at least that's what she had thought.

"You two?" Monica choked out, betrayal evident in her voice.

Rachel panicked. Her friendship with Monica would never be the same again. Would there even be a friendship after this?

A painful silence echoed through the room.

"Eh...well...umm," Rachel finally said.

"Spit it out!" Monica spat in Rachel's face.

Rachel really didn't know if she should admit it, but Chandler obviously had already jumped that hurdle. She decided that she was going to have to tell Monica at some point, so it may as well be now.

"Yes, but... but... you deserved it!"

"I deserved it? What could I have possibly done so that I deserve the two most important people in my life to hurt and betray me so much?" Monica asked, tears streaming down her face.

Chandler stood at the side, staring at the two arguing woman, unsure of what to do or say.

"You cheated on Chandler! I saw you, so don't even try to deny it Monica!"

"Joey kissed me! That was it! It was over before it even started!"

"That's what you say Monica! But all three of us now that I saw you kiss him back!" Rachel retorted trying to defend herself.

"That's what I say because it's the truth! When have I ever lied to you Rachel? Just because I hate you now, that doesn't mean that I will start pointlessly lying to you, just too defend myself!"

"Oh so you've never lied to me before?"

"No. Never. You were my only friend for a long time Rachel; I couldn't afford to lose you."

"So you weren't out with Chip a week after he dumped me then?"

At this Monica turned bright red.

"That was in HIGH SCHOOL! It wasn't even a date!"

"If it wasn't a date, why didn't you tell me?"

"That is a totally different subject! You are just trying to distract me from the truth! You betrayed me! I never thought you would do that! That you would stoop so low. You are a..."

At this Chandler stepped between the two women, cutting Monica off...

"Ehh...guys...you're being quite loud and you're making big gestures, people can see you, specifically, one's brother," Chandler said, pointing towards Monica, "and one's ex-husband," he finished pointing at Rachel.

"SHUT UP!" Rachel and Monica shouted in unison.

Chandler left for his room, fearing the worst for his relationship with Monica and his friendship with Rachel and the other 3 friends. He knew that he should just let the two girls fight it out, then approach Monica later. It would be hard but he would have to if he wanted any chance of keeping Monica.

"You. Are. A. SLUT, Rachel Green and you know it!" Monica finished abruptly before stepping closer to Rachel. Right now she didn't care about losing Rachel, she knew that by saying that her chances of losing her went through the roof but she had to get it out. If she didn't the hurt in her heart might kill Monica.

Rachel could feel tears threatening to fall, but held them back, not wanting to lose face. Suddenly a sharp crack of pain slammed across her face, bringing her out of her daze. She looked up to see Monica leave the apartment in tears. The guilt Rachel had been feeling rose by a considerable amount as she watched her best friend walk away.

Chandler must have heard the door slam as he left his room and came back into the living room. He was surprised to see Rachel, not Monica, standing there alone with tears streaming down her face. He'd already done so much; he didn't want to belittle his chances with Monica even more than he had already done. But Rachel was his friend too and he didn't want to see her so upset. He approached her, nerves rising with each step, not knowing whether she would want comforting or not. When he reached her he took her hands in his, looked her in the eyes, and said, "We will fix this."

Across the hall Monica stormed into Joey's apartment, her cheeks tearstained and her eyes red and puffy. She quickly scanned the apartment for Joey but she couldn't see him. She heard something from the bathroom and slowly approached the door hoping to find Joey behind it. She opened the door and was greeted by Joey, welcoming her in nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist.

"Monica, why are you in here?" Joey shouted, annoyed but when he say Monica's face he changed his expression. "Are you okay? What's wrong?" Joey asked with kind eyes and a worried expression playing on his face.

"I'm fine," she said before dragging him to his bedroom, about to make the biggest mistake of her life. "You're my payback!" she told Joey, tears still streaming down her face and a giant hole forming in her heart.

Joey forgot momentarily that Monica was Chandler's girlfriend and just focusing on the fact that he wanted Monica and, at that time, she wanted him. Holding Monica's shaking hand in his he walked into his bedroom, knowing he was about to make a huge mistake but pushed that thought and the guilt he was starting to feel in his stomach to the side and focused on Monica.

A/N so Randler finally came clean! I hope you liked it and aren't hating any of the characters yet. Anyways... thanks for reading and remember to review. If you review then it miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight just make us continue quicker! Thanks again from Mondler1998 and MonicaPotter1998!;)